Monkey Swallows the Universe

Produced in 2004 in Sheffield, Southern Yorkshire, England by Natalie Johnson (b. 14 August 1980, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Britain; vocals/electric guitar) and Kevin Gori (b. 22 Feb 1982, Leeds, Western world Yorkshire, England; electric guitar), who fulfilled at the School of Sheffield. The duo was shortly joined up with by Andrew George (b. 6 Dec 1976, Great Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Britain; cello), Catherine Tully (b. 13 Apr 1982, Solihull, Western world Midlands, Britain; violin), and Robert Dean (b. 2 Might 1983, East Grinstead, Western world Sussex, Britain; drums). Their 2006 debut, The Shiny Carvings, was a restricted release on little Sheffield-based label Thee Sheffield Phonographic Company. The music was mainly simplistic, upbeat acoustic indie, led by Johnson’s note-perfect vocals and Gori’s achieved guitar picking, sketching evaluations to Belle And Sebastian and Video camera Obscura. The follow-up, The Casket Characters, received a complete UK launch on Loose Music in August 2007. It didn’t discovery commercially, but was well received, and even though it was mainly similar with their debut, Johnson’s songwriting experienced obviously advanced. The catchy solitary, ‘Small Polveir’, echoed their familiar sound, whereas tunes like ‘Elizabeth & Mary’ shown a more complete, rock-based sound that recommended strong impact from artists such as for example PJ Harvey. By the end of 2007 the music group announced through their site that they might be acquiring an indefinite break pursuing their January tour.